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Matthew wrote his gospel for a Jewish audience. He did so in a way that mirrored Moses and the Torah (the Five books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Matthew 1 Is Like Genesis Genesis is the opening of the Bible, so …
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Why Does the New Testament Start with a Genealogy? As we begin the New Testament study year, most of us will open to the beginning of the New Testament and be confronted with a lengthy genealogical list. I don't know about you, but for all the …
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What does spending, sacrifice, responsibility, and learning have to do with each other? I learned during Sunday School that all of these words seem to be connected in a significant way. These words all shed light on why learning is our own …
Near the end of 2017 I wrote an article entitled Learning: No Greater Responsibility. As we embark on a new year of study and learning with the scriptures, with an added emphasis in the curriculum of empowering the agency of learners, I thought it …
On a bright summer Sunday morning in June, a six-vehicle motorcade snaked its way through the narrow streets. Crowds thronged the roadside, pressing close to glimpse the celebrities who had just arrived in the city that morning. Emerging from the …
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In my latest article, I explain how we see in the Biblical record a clear case of political instability in the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Kingly authority appears to be perpetually in flux or in question. This was due in part, I believe, to …
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